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About the Data

Data has been collected in the current form since 2014. Some data is available before 2014 as follows:

2011-2013. Total Teachers and Programs. Program Completers by institution. Collected by the current study in 2014.
Prior to 2011. Data was extracted for prior reports. Teachers by State. PC's by State (no institution), Teachers entering SBAE. In some cases teachers entering SBAE was computed from the reported yield.

How Data is Collected?

Annually teacher educators at institutions with Agricultural Education teacher preparation programs were invited to provide supply data, while state supervisors/executive secretaries are invited to provide demand data. Both supply and demand instruments were developed in Qualtrics and distributed via email. Multiple follow-up requests were made to each non-respondent and alternate contacts in some cases. In many cases not all sections of the survey were completed. Incomplete sections are excluded on section specific queries (e.g., race, reasons for teachers leaving). Data may be extracted using the queries, charts, or maps described below.

Data Quality

The project conducts an inspection of the survey data. When values that are not reasonable are reported an attempt to reconcile with the respondent is made. If the data cannot be reconciled then it will be marked as invalid and omitted from most queries. Since surveys have multiple sections marking is done by section. For example if a state has been reporting 55 female teachers and 45 male teachers, then reports 60 male teachers and 50 female teachers this data would be questioned. Another example might be if a state reported 95 part-time teachers and 5 full-teachers. These are not reasonable values and are likely data entry errors. For example 1.6% (to date) of the reported number of teachers have been flagged as invalid.

Interpolated Data

Data on this site is the raw data collected unless noted as interpolated. Since the response rate differs between years an interpolated data set is provided by imputing missing or invalid data. This is helpful in estimating true totals for year to year comparison. Missing data is imputed using a weighted linear method. This method is similar to linear regression, but gives more weight to values closer to the missing value. In addition at least three actual values are required to impute missing values and the imputed value must be zero or greater. On average 11% of supply and 12% of demand data is imputed. However this is estimated to only change the total data values by approximately 7% as many non-respondents are from small states or institutions.

Data Utilization Tips

Queries

Title	Description
Supply & Demand Highlights	Highlights of the study. Includes AAAE and NAAE regions. Demand data provided by state agricultural education staff. Supply data provided by teacher preparation institutions. Note that a state missing supply or demand reporting in a particular year will not be shown in this query. Some states did not report all data.
Supply & Demand	Demand data provided by state agricultural education staff. Supply data provided by teacher preparation institutions. Note that a state missing supply or demand reporting in a particular year will not be shown in this query. Some states did not report all data.
Supply & Demand Survey Response Rates	The response rates of the surveys by year.
Supply & Demand Gender	Gender of teachers (demand) and program completers (supply). Demand data provided by state agricultural education staff. Supply data provided by teacher preparation institutions. Note that a state missing supply or demand reporting in a particular year will not be shown in this query. Some states did not report all data.
Supply & Demand Race	Race of teachers (demand) and program completers (supply). Demand data provided by state agricultural education staff. Supply data provided by teacher preparation institutions. Note that a state missing supply or demand reporting in a particular year will not be shown in this query. Some states did not report all data.
Shortfall	Demand Metric = Ag Teachers Not Returning to SBAE + New Positions - Positions Lost. Shortfall-1=Demand Metric-Program Completers. Shortfall-2 = Demand Metric-Program Completers employed in state. Yield_in_State=Employed in state / Program Completers. Also reports vacant positions. Note that a state missing supply or demand reporting in a particular year will not be shown in this query. Some states did not report all data. Missing data is treated as a zero.
Demand Metric	Teachers Lost - Positions Lost + New Positions. Note that all data needs to be present for the metric to be calculated. Demand data provided by state agricultural education staff.
Teachers by State and Year	Crosstabulation of teachers in states reporting by year. Year cannot be selected. Demand data provided by state agricultural education staff.
Lost Positions & Programs	Number of programs/ position lost. Teaching positions lost by reason. Teachers leaving the profession by reason. Demand data provided by state agricultural education staff. Demand data provided by state agricultural education staff. Supply data provided by teacher preparation institutions.
Demand Reasons for Leaving	Reasons for teachers leaving the profession.
Programs and Teachers	Summary of programs and teachers . Demand data provided by state agricultural education staff.
Interpolated Teachers and Programs	Count of teachers and programs by state. Missing data is interpolated from reported data using a weighted average method. Demand data provided by state agricultural education staff.
Interpolated Demand/Shortage/Shortfall	Interpolated demand metric, shortage (vacant positions), and shortfall (calculated from PCs hired)
Programs by NAAE Region	Summary by NAAE region of reported programs and teachers with teacher demographics by Year. Demand data provided by state agricultural education staff.
Programs by AAAE Region	Summary by AAAE region of reported programs and teachers with teacher demographics by Year. Demand data provided by state agricultural education staff.
Common Metrics	A query of demand data with common metrics like attrition rate, mobility rate, retention rate, and the S&D replacement rate. Teacher total from the prior year is used as a denominator. Attrition Rate = Leaving Teachers / Total Teacher, Mobility Rate = Teachers Moving / Total Teacher, Retention Rate = 1 - Attrition Rate, S&D Replacement Rate = (Teachers Leaving + New Positions-Lost Positions) / Total Teacher. Must have valid leaving data. Demand data provided by state agricultural education staff.
Program Crosstab	Crosstabulation of programs in states reporting by year. Year cannot be selected. Demand data provided by state agricultural education staff.
Teacher Race	Gender and Race of teachers. Demand data provided by state agricultural education staff.
States Reporting Demand Data	Crosstab by Year/State. Year cannot be selected. Demand data provided by state agricultural education staff.
Source of New Hires	Sources of new teachers. Net New Hires excludes "Moving" teachers. Demand data provided by state agricultural education staff.
Teacher Gender	Gender and Race of teachers. Demand data provided by state agricultural education staff.
Supply Institution List	Cross tabulation list of institutions reporting by state. Year cannot be selected.
Supply Institutions Reporting	Crosstab of reporting institutions by State/Year. Year cannot be selected. Supply data provided by teacher preparation institutions.
Program Completer Gender	Gender of program completers. Supply data provided by teacher preparation institutions.
Program Completer Race	Race of program completers. Note for this query Hispanic/Latino is treated as race. Supply data provided by teacher preparation institutions.
Supply by AAAE Regions	Summary by region. State cannot be selected. Supply data provided by teacher preparation institutions.
Supply by NAAE Regions	Summary by region. State cannot be selected. Supply data provided by teacher preparation institutions.
State Program Completer Yield	Yield = program completers employed in SBAE / total program completers. Supply data provided by teacher preparation institutions.
Program Completer Employment Plans	Number of Program Completers and Employment plans reported by teacher preparation programs.
Interpolated Program Completers	Count of Program Completers and those PCs employed in SBAE. Missing data is interpolated from reported data using a weighted average method where the institution was in the supply frame. Supply data provided by teacher preparation institutions.
Teacher Preparation Type	Type of program completer preparation (UG, Grad, 5th Year, or License Only)
All Supply Data	All supply data summarized by year and state. Supply data provided by teacher preparation institutions.
All Demand Data	All demand survey data. Demand data provided by state agricultural education staff.
Regional Cross Reference	A listing of states with FFA, AAAE, and NAAE regions. Useful for connecting to state data for analysis by region.

Charts

Chart	Description
Teachers and Programs (interpolated)	The number of school based agricultural education teachers (positions) and programs reported by each state. Missing data is interpolated.
Teachers and Prorgams	The actual number of school based agricultural education teachers (positions) reported by each state.
Teachers Historical Data	The number of school based agricultural education teachers (positions) reported by each state. Includes historical data from past reports. Note: Dip in early 2000's was primarily a result of low response rates.
Teachers per Program	Total Teachers / Total Programs (demand)
Demand	Demand is calculated as new positions + leaving teachers - lost positions reported by each state.
Shortfall	Shortfall compares demand to program completers taking jobs in SBAE. Demand is calculated as new positions + leaving teachers - lost positions reported by each state.
Demand per 1000 Teachers	Demand Metric (calculated as new positions + leaving teachers - lost positions reported by each state) per 1000 teachers.
Teachers Leaving per 1000 Teachers	The number of teachers leaving teaching per 1000 teachers (demand).
Sources of New Hires	New hires by source (demand).
Vacant Positions	The number of full and part time vacant positions reported by the states.
Teacher Gender	The gender of employed teachers (Demand). Shown as a percent of teachers reported. Other and Unknown were excluded.
Teacher Race/Ethnicity	The race/ethnicity of employed teachers (Demand). Shown as a percent of teachers reported.
Program Completers Historical Data	The number of program completers reported by the agricultural teacher preparation institutions. Includes historical data from past reports.
Program Completers	The actual number of program completers reported by the agricultural teacher preparation institutions.
Program Completers (interpolated)	The number of program completers reported by the agricultural teacher preparation institutions. Missing data is interpolated.
Program Completer Gender	The gender of program completers reported by the agricultural teacher preparation institutions. Shown as a percent of program completers reported.
Program Completer Race/Ethnicity	The race of program completers reported by the agricultural teacher preparation institutions. Shown as a percent of program completers reported.
Yield	The number of program completers employed in SBAE / total program completers.
AAAE Region Demand	Demand by AAAE Region. Demand is calculated as new positions + leaving teachers - lost positions reported by each state.
AAAE Region Programs	Programs by AAAE region.
AAAE Region Reporting Institutions	Number of institutions reporting supply data.
AAAE Region Teachers	Teachers by AAAE region.
NAAE Region Programs	Programs by NAAE region.
NAAE Region Teachers	Teachers by NAAE region.
NAAE Region Demand	Demand by NAAE Region. Demand is calculated as new positions + leaving teachers - lost positions reported by each state.
FFA Region Demand	Demand by FFA Region. Demand is calculated as new positions + leaving teachers - lost positions reported by each state.
FFA Region Programs	Demand by FFA Region. Demand is calculated as new positions + leaving teachers - lost positions reported by each state.
FFA Region Teachers	Demand by FFA Region. Demand is calculated as new positions + leaving teachers - lost positions reported by each state.

Maps

Map	Description
Program Completers	Program Completers by state (supply)
Yield	Program Completers employed by SBAE / Program Completers (supply)
Progams	Programs by State (demand)
Teachers	Teachers by State (demand)
Teacher Retention	The retention metric compares teachers retained from the prior year. It is calculated from the demand data as retention = 1 - (teachers leaving / prior year teachers)
Teacher Mobility	The mobility metric measures teachers moving between program. It is calculated from the demand data as retention = teachers moving / prior year teachers)
Teachers per Program	Teachers program ratio. This ratio is an indicator of program size. (demand)
Female Teachers	Ratio of Female Teachers to All Teachers (demand)
White Teachers	Ratio of White Teachers to all known race teachers (unknown excluded, demand)
Teachers Leaving	Teachers Leaving the profession (demand)
Demand Metric	Teachers Lost - Positions Lost + New Positions (demand)
Program Completers Net Import	Net Import looks at the how many teachers are hired from out of state vs. the number of program completers that are employed out of state. Positive number=importer, negative number=exporter.
Program Completers by AAAE Region	Regions are combined by AAAE region into a total of all states (demand)
Program Completers by NAAE Region	Regions are combined by NAAE region into a total of all states (demand)
Teachers by AAAE Region	Regions are combined by AAAE region into a total of all states (demand)
Teachers by NAAE Region	Regions are combined by NAAE region into a total of all states (demand)
Programs by AAAE Region	Regions are combined by AAAE region into a total of all states (demand)
Programs by NAAE Region	Regions are combined by NAAE region into a total of all states (demand)

Queries return data using the data fields described below.

Demand Data Fields

Field Name	Description
Year	Year. Data collected in the fall as a census of the current year academic year. Ex. 2016 = 2016-2017 AY.
State	State
last_name	Submitter Last Name
First_name	Submitter First Name
Programs_Lost_Total	The total number of programs closed in your state between the current and past year
Positions_Lost_Total	The number of positions lost in your state between the current and past year
Positions_Lost_No_Teachers	Positions Lost due to Licensed teacher not available
Positions_Lost_Enrollment	Positions Lost due to Lack of enrollment
Positions_Lost_Funding	Positions Lost due to Lack of funding
Positions_Lost_Other	Positions Lost due to Other reason
Positions_Lost_Unknown	Positions Lost due to Unknown reason
Teachers_Leaving_Total	Number of agricultural education teachers who left school-based Agricultural Education in the past year
Teachers_leaving_Agribusiness	Teachers who for Employment in agribusiness/industry/agency
Teachers_leaving_Production_AG	Teachers who left teaching for Employment in production agriculture/farming
Teachers_leaving_Other_Subject	Teachers who left teaching for Employment in another educational content area (outside of Ag Ed)
Teachers_leaving_Admin	Teachers who left teaching for Employment as school administrator (Principal, Superintendent, CTE Director, etc.)
Teachers_leaving_Extension	Teachers who left teaching for Employment in extension/non-formal agricultural education
Teachers_leaving_Adult_Ed	Teachers who left teaching for Employment in adult education/Farm Business Management
Teachers_leaving_Ag_Ed_Leader	Teachers who left teaching for Employment as Ag Ed leader (District, State supervisor, FFA staff, etc.)
Teachers_leaving_Post-secondary	Teachers who left teaching for Employment in postsecondary education
Teachers_leaving_Continue_Education	Teachers who left teaching for Continuing education/graduate school
Teachers_leaving_Move_Out_of_State	Teachers who Moved out of state (will continue teaching Ag Ed)
Teachers_leaving_Presonal-Health	Teachers who left teaching for Personal reasons: Health
Teachers_leaving_Caregiver	Teachers who left teaching for Personal reasons: Stay at home parent/caregiver
Teachers_leaving_Retirement	Teachers who left teaching for Personal reasons: Retirement
Teachers_leaving_Death	Teachers who left teaching for Personal reasons: Death
Teachers_leaving_Terminated	Teachers who left teaching because they were not offered a contract/terminated
Teachers_leaving_Unknown	Teachers who left teaching for Unknown reasons
Teachers_leaving_Other_Reason	Teachers who left teaching for Other reasons
Total_Programs	The number of active program for the current year.
Total_Teachers	The number of School-based Agricultural Education teachers this academic year
FT_Teachers	Full-time teachers
PT_Teachers	Part-time teachers
Teacher_Gender_F	Teachers identifying as Female
Teacher_Gender_M	Teachers identifying as Male
Teacher_Gender_NB	Teachers identifying as Non-Binary
Teacher_Gender_Other	Teachers identifying as other then male/female/non-binary
Teacher_Gender_Unknown	Teachers of unknown gender
Teacher_Race_AA	Race - African American/Black, Non-Hispanic
Teacher_Race_AI/AN	Race - American Indian/Alaska Native
Teacher_Race_Asian	Race - Asian
Teacher_Race_Multi	Race - Bi-racial/Multi-racial
Teacher_Race_Hispanic	Race - Hispanic/Latino
Teacher_Race_NH/PI	Race - Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
Teacher_Race_White	Race - White, Non-Hispanic
Teacher_Race_Other	Race - Other
Teacher_Race_Unknown	Race - Unknown
Source_Moved	Sources of new SBAE hire - Previously licensed Ag Ed teacher; moved to a different school-based Ag Ed program
Source_UG_out_State	Sources of new SBAE hire - Newly licensed Ag Ed undergraduate program completer (prepared in-state)
Source_UG_in_State	Sources of new SBAE hire - Newly licensed Ag Ed undergraduate program completer (prepared out-of-state)
Source_Grad_in_State	Sources of new SBAE hire - Newly licensed Ag Ed graduate program completer (prepared in-state)
Source_Grad_Out_of_State	Sources of new SBAE hire - Newly licensed Ag Ed graduate program completer (prepared out-of-state)
Source_Alt	Sources of new SBAE hire - Alternative licensure/route completer. An "alternative licensure/route completer" has met all licensure requirements to teach SBAE, but did not complete a agricultural education teacher education program.
Source_Non_Licensed	Sources of new SBAE hire - Non-licensed individual A "non-licensed individual" is someone who has not completed all requirements for teacher licensure. This may include individuals who are pursuing an alternative route to licensure, were hired as a comm
Source_Other	Sources of new SBAE hire - Other
Source_Unknown	Source of new SBAE hire is Unknown
Non-Licence_Ag_Grad	Non-Licensed teacher preparation - New agriculture graduates (not an Ag Ed graduate program completer)
Non-Licence_Ed_Grad	Non-Licensed teacher preparation - New education graduates (not an Ag Ed graduate program completer)
Non-Licence_Other_Grad	Non-Licensed teacher preparation - Other new graduates (not agriculture or education)
Non-Licence_Agribusiness	Non-Licensed teacher preparation - Agribusiness, farming, or industry professional
Non-Licence_Education	Non-Licensed teacher preparation - Education professional (other content area, etc.)
Non-Licence_Retired	Non-Licensed teacher preparation - Retired educator
Non-Licence_Other	Non-Licensed teacher preparation - Other preparation
Non-Licence_Unknown	Non-Licensed teacher preparation - Unknown preparation
Vacent_FT	As of September 15 how many full-time vacant positions (if any) remain unfilled.
Vacent_PT	As of September 15 how many part-time vacant positions (if any) remain unfilled.
New_Positions	The number of New/additional positions created in school-based Agricultural Education programs (program expansion from 1 teacher to 2 teachers, etc.)
New_Programs	The number of New programs created in school-based Agricultural Education
Avg_Salary_New	Average total starting salary for beginning teachers in school-based Agricultural Education
Avg_Contract_Length_new	Average contract length for school-based Agricultural Education teachers in your state (days)
FFA_Stipend	Percentage of school-based Agricultural Education teachers who receive a stipend for FFA advisement (beyond extended contract)
Source_Returning	Teachers with previous experience returning to teaching (added 2024)

Supply Data Fields

Field Name	Description
Year	Year. Data collected in the fall for program competers in the previous academic year. Ex. 2016 = completers for at the end of 2015-2016.
Institution	Institution
State	State
Last	Last name of submitter (or both first and last)
First	First name of submitter
Program_Completers	How many total program completers (those who have fulfilled licensure requirements) in Agricultural Education produced by institution
Employment_in_State	Teaching school-based agriculture in this state
Employment_Out_of_State	Teaching school-based agriculture out of state
Employment_Other_Subject	Teaching another subject
Employment_Agribusiness	Employed in Agribusiness/Industry/Agency
Employment_Extension	Employed in Extension/Non-formal agricultural education
Employment_Prod_Ag	Employed in Production agriculture/Farming
Graduate_school	Attending graduate school
Military	Joined military
Employment_Other	Other employment
unemployed/undecided	Unemployed and/or Undecided
Employment_Unknown	Employment Unknown
Female_License_Only	Female - Licensure only, non-degree/no degree awarded
Female_UG_Degree	Female - Licensure with Undergraduate/Baccalaureate degree
Female_ 5th_year	Female - Licensure with Post-baccalureate (5th year program, no additional degree)
Female_Grad	Female - Licensure with Graduate degree
Male_License_Only	Male - Licensure only, non-degree/no degree awarded
Male_UG_Degree	Male - Licensure with Undergraduate/Baccalaureate degree
Male_ 5th_year	Male - Licensure with Post-baccalureate (5th year program, no additional degree)
Male_Grad	Male - Licensure with Graduate degree
NB_License_Only	Non-Binary - Licensure only, non-degree/no degree awarded
NB_UG_Degree	Non-Binary - Licensure with Undergraduate/Baccalaureate degree
NB_ 5th_year	Non-Binary - Licensure with Post-baccalureate (5th year program, no additional degree)
NB_Grad	Non-Binary - Licensure with Graduate degree
Female_ AA	Female - African American/Black, Non-Hispanic
Female_ AI/AN	Female - American Indian/Alaska Native
Female_ Asian	Female - Asian
Female_ Multi	Female- Bi-racial/Multi-racial
Female_ Hispanic	Female - Hispanic/Latino
Female_ NH/PI	Female - Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
Female_White	Female - White, Non-Hispanic
Female_ Other	Female - Other
Female_ unknown	Female - Unknown
Male_ AA	Male - African American/Black, Non-Hispanic
Male_ AI/AN	Male - American Indian/Alaska Native
Male_ Asian	Male - Asian
Male_ Multi	Male- Bi-racial/Multi-racial
Male_ Hispanic	Male - Hispanic/Latino
Male_ NH/PI	Male - Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
Male_White	Male - White, Non-Hispanic
Male_ Other	Male - Other
Male_ unknown	Male - Unknown
NB_ AA	Non-Binary - African American/Black, Non-Hispanic
NB_ AI/AN	Non-Binary - American Indian/Alaska Native
NB_ Asian	Non-Binary - Asian
NB_ Multi	Non-Binary- Bi-racial/Multi-racial
NB_ Hispanic	Non-Binary - Hispanic/Latino
NB_ NH/PI	Non-Binary - Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
NB_White	Non-Binary - White, Non-Hispanic
NB_ Other	Non-Binary - Other
NB_ unknown	Non-Binary - Unknown
Female	Female Program Completers
Male	Male Program Completers
NB	Non-binary Program Completers
Future_PC+1	Estimated Program Completers in next year
Future_PC+2	Estimated Program Completers in two years
Future_PC+3	Estimated Program Completers in three years

Supply Supplemental Data Fields

Collected every 3 years

Field Name	Description
Year	Year. Data collected in the fall, every 3 years
State	State
Institution	Institution
Rank_Full_Prof	FTE of Full Professors in Ag Education
Rank_Assoc_Prof	FTE of Associate Professors in Ag Education
Rank_Asst_Prof	FTE of Assistant Professors in Ag Education
Rank_Clinical	FTE of Clinical faculty or Professor of Practice in Ag Education
Rank_Instructor	FTE of instructor/lecturer faculty in Ag Education
Rank_Grad_TA	FTE of graduate student/teaching assistant in Ag Education
Rank_Other	FTE of other faculty in Ag Education
Appointment_College	College of faculty appointments
Appointment_Other	Other college (if not common)
UG_Degree_College	College that houses undergraduate degree
Grad_Degree_College	College that houses graduate degree
UG_Degree_Other	Other undergraduate college if not common
Grad_Degree_Other	Other graduate college if not common
Grants_BA	BA Degree Offered in Ag Education
Grants_BS	BS Degree Offered in Ag Education
Grants_MA	MA Degree Offered in Ag Education
Grants_MS	MS Degree Offered in Ag Education
Grants_Mag	Masters of Ag Degree Offered in Ag Education
Grants_Med	Masters of Education Degree Offered in Ag Education
Grants_EdS	Educational Specialist Degree Offered in Ag Education
Grants_Other_Masters	Other Masters Degree Offered in Ag Education
Grants_EdD	Doctor of Education Degree Offered in Ag Education
Grants_Other_Masters_Text	Other Masters Degree Offered in Ag Education
Grants_PhD	Doctor of Philosophy Degree Offered in Ag Education
Fullfill_Requirement	Does degree fulfill licensure requirements
Other_Options	Other degree options or specializations offered
ST_Sem_Term_Fall	Offers Internship (student teaching) Fall Semester
Term_Type	institution operates using semesters or quarter
ST_Qtr_term_Summer	Offers Internship (student teaching) Summer Quarter
ST_Sem_Term_Spring	Offers Internship (student teaching) Spring Semester
ST_Qtr_term_Fall	Offers Internship (student teaching) Fall Quarter
ST_Qtr_term_Spring	Offers Internship (student teaching) Spring Quarter
ST_Qtr_term_Winter	Offers Internship (student teaching) Winter Quarter
ST_Lenght	Internship (student teaching) length in weeks
Challenges	Challenges facing teacher preparation at institution
Submitted_By	Who submitted the report
Submitted_By_Email	Submitter's email
Submitted_By_Phone	Submitter's phone number

Database Updated: 5/10/2025
2024 Data Added (3/6/2025)

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National Agricultural Teacher Supply and Demand Project

Data and Report Descriptions

About the Data

How Data is Collected?

Data Quality

Interpolated Data

Data Utilization Tips

Queries

Charts

Maps

Demand Data Fields

Supply Data Fields

Supply Supplemental Data Fields

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